Open AccessMicrobiome Management for the 21st Century and Beyond
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Hryckowian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.931
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5077
DOI - 10.1128/msystems.00760-21
Subject(s) - microbiome , biology , commensalism , gut microbiome , fecal bacteriotherapy , kaleidoscope , ecology , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bioinformatics , antibiotics , computer science , genetics , bacteria , clostridium difficile , programming language
As we learn about the sophisticated and far-reaching impacts that our resident microbiomes have on our biology, it is apparent that the tools we have for managing our microbiomes are rudimentary at best. For example, though antibiotics rid our microbiomes of bacterial pathogens, they target pathogens and commensals alike.